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KANSAS  STATE  AGRICULTURAL  COLLEGE  BULLETIN 


VOL.  I 


August,  1917 


No.  16 


ANNOUNCEMENT 


DIVISION  of  HOME  ECONOMICS 


1917-1918 


HOME  ECONOMICS  HALL 


MANHATTAN,  KANSAS 

PUBLISHED  BY  THE  COLLEGE 


“Home  economics  stands  for  the  ideal  home  life  of  to-day,  unhampered  by  the  traditions 
of  the  past ; the  utilization  of  all  resources  of  modern  science  to  improve  home  life ; the 
freedom  of  the  home  from  the  dominance  of  things  and  their  subordination  to  ideals;  the 
simplicity  in  the  material  surroundings  which  will  most  free  the  spirit  for  the  more  im- 
portant interests  of  the  home  and  of  society. ” — Ellen  H.  Richards. 

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KANSAS  STATE  AGRICULTURAL  COLLEGE 


THE  BOARD  OF  ADMINISTRATION. 

Governor  Arthur  Capper,  Chairman. 
Dr.  Wilbur  N.  Mason. 

Edward  W.  Hoch. 

Charles  W.  Green. 

Lee  Harrison,  Secretary. 

James  A.  Kimball,  Business  Manager. 


ADMINISTRATIVE  OFFICERS. 


President  

Dean  of  Division  of  Agriculture  and  Director  of- the  Agricul- 
tural Experiment  Station 

Dean  of  the  Division  of  Mechanic  Arts  and  Director  of  the 

Engineering  Experiment  Station 

Dean  of  the  Division  of  General  Science 

Dean  of  the  Division  of  Home  Economics 

Dean  of  the  Division  of  College  Extension 

Director  of  the  Summer  School 

Principal  of  the  School  of  Agriculture 

Registrar  

Assistant  to  the  Business  Manager 

Librarian  


Henry  Jackson  Waters. 

William  M.  Jardine. 

Andrey  A.  Potter. 

J.  T.  Willard. 

Mrs.  Mary  P.  Yan  Zile. 
E.  C.  Johnson. 

E.  L.  Holton. 

H.  L.  Kent. 

Miss  Jessie  McD.  Machir. 
James  T.  Lardnecl 
Arthur  B.  Smith. 


FACULTY  OF  THE  HOME  ECONOMICS  DIVISION, 

Dean  Mary  Pierce  Van  Zile. 


D om  estic  Science : 

Professor  Haggart. 
Assistant  Professor  Treat. 
Assistant  Professor  Sheets. 
Instructor  Cox. 

Instructor  Skinner. 
Instructor  Kennedy. 
Instructor  Green. 
Instructor  McClurg. 
Assistant  Bartholomew. 
Assistant  Cape. 

Assistant  Richards. 
Assistant  Perry. 


Domestic  Art: 

Professor  Birdsall. 

Assistant  Professor  Cowles. 
Instructor  Fecht. 

Instructor  Jones. 

Instructor  Fewell. 

Assistant  Harrison. 

Assistant  Hunt. 

Assistant  Palmer. 

Assistant  French. 

Assistant  McDonald. 

Home  Art: 

Instructor  Holman,  in  Charge. 
Assistant  Averill. 


I 


HOME  ECONOMICS  AS  A CAREER. 

Hundreds  of  young  women  have  completed  the  course  in  home  eco- 
nomics in  the  Kansas  State  Agricultural  College. 

Where  are  these  young  women,  and  what  are  they  doing?  Many  of 
them  are  to-day  mistresses  of  beautiful  homes,  and  are  proving  that 
housekeeping  may  be  a fascinating  and  stimulating  profession,  home- 
making an  art,  and  motherhood  a divine  commission.  Scores  of  others 
have  found  that  their  training  has  enabled  them  to  meet  successfully  the 
problem  of  earning  a living.  The  present  development  of  home  economics 
is  such  as  to  afford  a number  of  professional  opportunities.  Among  these 
are: 

Teaching.  The  teaching  of  home  economics  will  probably  always  be 
the  profession  chosen  by  the  larger  number  of  graduates  of  the  college 
course  in  home  economics  in  the  Kansas  State  Agricultural  College. 
These  young  women  are  everywhere  recognized  as  being  well  trained, 
both  theoretically  and  practically,  to  teach  home  economics,  and  are  in 
demand  for  teaching  positions  in  universities,  colleges,  and  high  schools. 

Lecturing  and  Demonstrating.  It  is  not  enough  to  maintain  a 
college  department  where  instruction  in  home  economics  is  given.  Trained 
women  with  right  qualities  of  heart  and  mind  are  needed  to  meet  with 
housekeepers  and  with  girls  in  communities,  in  order  to  help  them  find 
a solution  for  their  problems.  The  demand  for  such  women  far  exceeds 
the  supply. 

Institutional  Management.  There  is  a l^rge  and  rapidly  growing 
demand  for  women  qualified  by  education,  training  and  natural  ability 
to  fill  positions  of  an  administrative  nature  in  various  types  of  institu- 
tions. Women  in  these  positions  must  know  how  to  plan  and  equip  the 
building;  must  be  familiar  with  the  sources  of  food  supply,  with  the 
purchase  of  food,  and  with  the  supervision  of  its  preparation,  and  must 
have  a clear  conception  of  the  relationship  between  employer  and  em- 
ployee. It  is  not  surprising  that  the  demand  is  greater  than  the  supply, 
because  opportunities  for  training  women  along  these  lines  are  limited. 
Special  attention  is  given  by  the  Division  of  Home  Economics  in  the 
Kansas  State  Agricultural  College  to  training  women  for  such  positions. 

Designing  and  Decorating.  The  artistic  woman  of  practical  inclina- 
tion will  find  opportunity  to  become  a professional  designer  and  decorator. 
Professional  buyers  of  fabrics,  of  clothing  and  of  house  furnishings  are 
in  demand.  The  course  in  home  economics  gives  a good  foundation  for 
such  a profession. 

THE  SCOPE  OF  HOME  ECONOMICS. 

In  the  Kansas  State  Agricultural  College  the  importance  of  home 
economics  as  a part  of  an  adequate  scheme  of  college  education  for 
women  has  been  recognized  for  forty  years,  and  by  earnest  and  sym- 


pathetic  study  of  the  problems  involved  courses  have  been  formulated 
that  are  designed  to  fit  young  women  to  be  homemakers  and  reliant, 
capable  individuals  whatever  their  life  work. 

The  purpose  is  to  afford  training  in  all  the  subjects  that  pertain 
to  life  in  the  home,  since  whatever  may  be  the  temporary  ambition  of 
young  women  in  colleges  and  universities,  history  and  reason  forbid 
ignoring  their  final  destiny — that  of  the  future  homemakers  of  the 
nation. 

The  mistress  of  every  home  needs  to  know  the  relation  of  germ  life 
to  disease  and  of  cleanliness  to  health  and  well-being;  the  physiological 
needs  of  the  body  for  fresh  air,  clean  water,  wholesome  food,  exercise, 
and  rest;  the  management  of  the  income  in  the  buying  of  food,  shelter, 
and  clothing;  the  principles  of  art  as  they  apply  to  arrangement  of 
furnishings  and  wearirtg  apparel;  the  characteristics  and  values  of 
fabrics,  and  how  to  distinguish  genuine  goods  from  others;  the  relation 
of  consumer  to  producer  and  of  employer  to  employee;  and  the  main- 
tenance of  proper  standards  of  living  as  indicated  by  wise  expenditure 
of  time  and  money.  All  this  is  included  in  home  economics. 

Home  economics  as  a distinctive  subject  of  instruction  treats  of  the 
economic,  sanitary  and  esthetic  aspects  of  food,  clothing  and  shelter,  in- 
cluding their  selection,  preparation  and  use  by  the  family  or  by  larger 
groups  of  people.  In  accordance  with  the  best  judgment  of  the  recog- 
nized national  leaders  of  the  home-economics  movement,  the  work  of  the 
Division  of  Home  Economics  in  the  Kansas  State  Agricultural  College  is 
organized  into  four  subdivisions,  namely,  food,  clothing,  shelter,  and 
household  management.  The  responsibility  for  the  courses  in  foods,  and 
largely  for  the  courses  in  shelter  and  home  management,  is  centered  in 
the  Department  of  Domestic  Science.  Twelve  trained  women  constitute 
the  faculty  of  this  department.  The  courses  in  clothing  are  taught  by  a 
faculty  of  ten  women  in  the  Department  of  Domestic  Art.  The  courses 
in  design  and  home  decoration  are  presented  by  the  two  teachers  in  the 
Department  of  Home  Art.  The  extension  work  in  home  economics  is 
carried  on  by  eight  young  women  who  are  members  of  the  Division  of 
College  Extension. 

Since  instruction  in  home  economics  is  based  on  laws  of  the  physical, 
the  biological  and  the  social  sciences,  a knowledge  of  these  is  essential. 
These  basic  subjects  are  taught  in  the  several  departments  of  the 
College.  This  arrangement  makes  it  possible  to  present  science,  applied 
science  and  practice  in  their  proper  relation.  To  the  end  that  well- 
rounded  culture  may  be  attained,  courses  in  English,  rhetoric,  litera- 
ture and  other  subjects  are  given  due  prominence. 

In  teaching,  a selection  of  facts  and  principles  is  made  from  the 
various  sources,  and  in  their  presentation  these  are  so  related  to  the 
business  and  life  of  the  home  as  to  give  to  homemaking  the  dignity  of  a 
profession.  The  young  women  are  constantly  reminded,  however,  that 
technical  knowledge  and  scientific  skill  fail  to  include  the  full  meaning  of 
education.  They  are  taught  that  any  training  that  fails  to  develop 
harmoniously  body,  intellect  and  spirit  is  inadequate  and  incomplete. 


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They  are  brought  face  to  face  with  ideals  as  well  as  with  material 
objects,  and  are  made  to  see  that,  while  skillful  labor  gives  dignity  to 
life,  grace,  refinement  and  poise  are  the  highest  requisites  for  true 
service.  Experience  shows  that  such  training  teaches  cleanliness,  in- 
dustry, order  and  contentment,  and  fosters  a woman’s  independence  and 
feeling  of  responsibility.  The  importance  of  such  training  for  the  young 
woman  can  not  be  overestimated,  for  out  of  this  come  the  uplifting  of  the 
home  ideal  and  the  rearing  of  finer  and  stronger  men  and  women. 

COURSES  OF  STUDY. 

College  Course.  Instruction  is  organized  as  a four-year  course  in 
home  economics  leading  to  the  degree  of  bachelor  of  science  in  home 
economics.  Instruction  for  the  first  two  years  includes  the  underlying 
sciences — chemistry,  physics,  biology,  physiology,  and  bacteriology — to- 
gether with  courses  in  sewing,  drawing,  and  design.  During  the  last 
two  years  the  students  are  taught  to  apply  their  knowledge  of  science 
to  the  problems  of  the  home.  They  are  given  courses  in  food  and  nutri- 
tion, sanitation,  household  management,  house  furnishing,  textiles,  cos- 
tume design,  and  other  subjects.  Courses  in  English,  history,  economics 
and  psychology  are  part  of  the  required  work  of  the  course.  Four  years 
of  high-school  work  are  required  for  entrance  to  the  College  Course. 

Course  in  the  School  of  Agriculture.  A three-year  course  is  of- 
fered to  meet  the  needs  of  young  women  who  are  unable  to  complete  the 
College  Course.  The  fundamental  high-school  subjects  are  given  along 
with  practical  courses  in  cooking,  sewing,  home  sanitation,  home  decora- 
tion, and  other  subjects.  Completion  of  the  eighth  grade  is  the  require- 
ment for  entrance. 

Housekeepers’  Course.  Recognizing  that  there  are  thousands  of 
young  women  on  Kansas  farms  and  in  the  towns  and  villages  who  would 
not  be  likely  to  take  either  of  the  longer  courses  in  home  economics,  the 
College  has  offered  for  several  years  a special  course  for  young  women 
who  can  be  in  school  for  only  a short  period  of  time.  Twentieth-century 
homes  demand  of  their  managers  an  understanding  of  sanitary  require- 
ments; a knowledge  of  values,  absolute  and  relative,  of  the  articles  used 
in  the  house;  a quick  attention  to  details;  good  judgment  in  buying;  and 
a ready  adaptation  of  means  to  the  end  in  view.  The  purpose  of  the 
Housekeepers’  Course,  which  is  one  semester  in  length,  is  to  furnish  such 
training.  The  teaching  in  this  course  is  no  less  accurate  than  in  the 
regular  College  Courses,  but  is  necessarily  different.  Young  women  must 
be  eighteen  years  of  age  to  enter  the  Housekeepers’  Course.  The  course 
is  repeated  each  semester. 

Lunch-room  Managers’  Course.  The  purpose  of  the  course  is  to 
offer  training  to  mature  women  who  are  fitted  by  experience  and  ability  to 
carry  on  some  form  of  lunch-room  management  in  commercial  institu- 
tions. Positions  are  found  in  cafeterias  and  tea  rooms  of  factories,  stores 
and  other  commercial  establishments.  A certificate  is  given,  upon  the 
successful  completion  of  the  work,  to  those  who  have  the  natural  ability 
' and  qualifications  to  become  lunch-room  managers. 


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Applicants  for  entrance  to  this  course  may  fill  out  a blank,  which  is 
obtained  at  the  office  of  the  Department  of  Domestic  Science.  After  con- 
sideration by  the  faculty  of  the  department,  students  for  the  course  are 
chosen  and  notified.  The  course  includes  the  principles  of  cookery,  food 
production  and  marketing,  business  English,  sanitation  and  hygiene,  ac- 
counting, the  decorating  of  lunch  rooms,  and  the  advertising  and  manage- 
ment of  lunch  rooms,  together  with  such  simple  dietetics  as  is  necessary. 
Actual  experience  in  cooking  and  serving  is  given  in  the  cafeteria  of  the 
department,  which  feeds  eight  hundred  people  daily.  Toward  the  end  of 
the  course  a tea  room  is  conducted  in  the  dining  room  of  the  department. 


FACILITIES  FOR  TEACHING  HOME  ECONOMICS 

AT  THE  KANSAS  STATE  AGRICULTURAL  COLLEGE. 

It  is  highly  appropriate  that  one  of  the  best  buildings'on  the  campus 
of  the  Kansas  State  Agricultural  College  should  be  the  one  erected  and 
maintained  for  the  education  of  young  women.  Home  Economics  Hall 
is  centrally  located  and  is  in  every  way  adapted  to  its  purpose. 

The  administrative  offices  and  a suite  of  artistically  and  comfortably 
furnished  rooms  for  the  use  of  the  young  women  for  rest  and  study 
occupy  a prominent  place  on  the  main  floor  of  the  building.  Adequate 
space  is  devoted  to  laboratories,  kitchens  and  lecture  rooms  for  the  work 
in  foods.  The  equipment  in  the  laboratories  has  been  carefully  selected 
so  as  to  meet  the  requirements  of  the  several  food  courses.  One  of  the 
unique  features  is  a large  dining  room  with  eight  individual  kitchens 
for  practical  work  in  the  preparation  and  serving  of  meals. 

A well-equipped  cafeteria  is  operated  in  connection  with  the  Domestic 
Science  Department.  It  serves  the  double  purpose  of  furnishing  whole- 
some food  at  cost  to  the  students,  and  of  supplying  a practice  laboratory 
for  the  students  in  institutional  management.  Students  who  wish  to 
specialize  in  problems  of  providing  food  for  large  numbers  of  people 
obtain  practice  here. 

One  entire  floor  in  the  building  is  used  by  the  Department  of  Domestic 
Art.  The  large  sewing  rooms,  exhibit  rooms  and  classrooms  are  well 
equipped  to  present  the  courses  in  clothing. 

The  work  of  the  Department  of  Home  Art  is  carried  on  in  Anderson 
Hall. 

DOMESTIC  ART. 

Domestic  Art  is  the  art  of  applying  the  knowledge  of  texture,  quality, 
color,  design,  service,  beauty  and  cost  in  selecting  and  buying,  or  making 
and  wearing  that  which  will  give  pleasure  to  the  wearer  and  to  others. 

In  costume  design  the  student  learns  what  to  wear;  in  drafting 
she  learns  how  to  make  the  pattern  so  that  the  lines  correspond  to  the 
contour  of  her  figure;  and  in  dressmaking  she  learns  the  construction  of 
the  garment  itself,  with  the  details  of  pressing,  care,  repair,  adjusting 
and  wearing,  as  well  as  the  mending,  renovating  and  remodeling  of  old 
garments. 


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A Lesson  in  Sewing:. 

The  elementary  work  deals  with  the  foundation  garments,  stressing  the  fact 
that  undergarments  should  be  of  good  material  and  simply  made  to  form  the  base 
for  good-looking  outer  garments.  Hygiene  is  dealt  with  in  showing  the  effect  of 
clothing  on  health  and  the  importance  of  good  health  in  the  life  of  every  one. 


Studying  Fabrics. 

By  knowing  costs  and  composition  of  fabrics  one  can  tell  whether  the  material  is 
worth  the  price  and  can  save  money  by  knowing  how,  when,  and  what  to  buy. 


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DOMESTIC  SCIENCE. 

Technically,  domestic  science  is  an  application  of  the  science  of  bac- 
teriology to  the  study  of  home  sanitation  and  hygiene;  of  physiology  and 
chemistry  to  the  composition  of  foods  and  their  effect  upon  the  human 
body;  of  physics  as  applied  to  heating  and  lighting.  Since  the  home 
is  dependent  upon  the  sciences  of  chemistry,  physiology,  and  bacteriology, 
and  the  application  of  these  to  hygiene,  direct  use  of  the  principles  of 


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these  sciences  is  made  in  the  lessons  in  cookery,  dietetics,  home  nursing, 
and  household  management.  In  the  kitchen  laboratory  a standard  sys- 
tem of  measurement  is  taught,  and  constant  emphasis  is  laid  upon 
neatness,  accuracy  and  economy  in  the  handling  of  materials  and  uten- 
sils. Science,  applied  science  and  practice  are  presented  in  their  proper 
relations,  so  that  the  student  who  completes  these  courses  gains  not  only 
a theoretical  knowledge  of  the  principles  underlying  the  professions  of 
homemaking,  but  experience  in  applying  them. 


The  Cafeteria  Kitchen. 

It  is  essential  to  any  adequate  scheme  of  training  that  it  not  only  should 
provide  the  student  with  the  knowledge  of  the  principles  upon  which  the  work  is 
based,  but  should  give  an  opportunity  to  apply  that  knowledge  in  some  actual 
field  of  work  under  proper  supervision  and  guidance.  The  college  cafeteria 
furnishes  the  opportunity  for  the  students  in  institutional  management. 


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A Lesson  in  the  Foods  Laboratory. 

“Cooking  means  the  knowledge  of  all  herbs,  and  fruits,  and  halms,  and 
spices ; and  of  all  that  is  healing  and  sweet  in  fields  and  groves,  and  savory-  in 
meats ; it  means  carefulness,  and  inventiveness,  and  watchfulness,  and  willing- 
ness, and  readiness  of  appliance ; it  means  the  economy  of  your  great  grand- 
mothers and  the  science  of  modern  chemists ; it  means  much  tasting,  and  no  wast- 
ing; and  it  means  thoroughness,  art;  and  hospitality.” — Rnskin. 


The  Waiting  Line  at  the  College  Cafeteria. 


One  of  the  most  conspicuous  developments  which  modern  society  has  produced 
is  the  organization  of  institutions  and  enterprises  that  result  in  the  necessity-  of 
caring  for  people  in  large  groups.  Cafeterias,  tea  rooms,  or  lunch  rooms  must 
be  provided  with  specially-  trained  women  to  supervise  them. 


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Economical  expenditures  for  household  purposes  are  given  careful  attention. 
Practical  problems  in  buying  food  materials  are  assigned  to  the  young  women, 
who  are  made  responsible  for  preparing  meals  at  fixed  prices.  Independent 
problems  of  planning  menus  for  family  meals  and  the  preparation  and  serving  of 
them  in  the  home  kitchen  and  dining  room  are  assigned  to  every  woman  taking 
the  home  economics  course. 


A Lesson  in  Home  Nursing. 

“She  doeth  little  kindnesses 
Which  most  leave  undone  or  despise.” 


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HOME  ART. 


Following  the  ideals  of  John  Ruskin  and  William  Morris  the  twentieth 
century  maintains  that  everything  beautiful  should  be  useful  and  that 
everything  useful  should  be  beautiful.  The  principles  underlying  the 
fine  arts  are  presented  in  the  Department  of  Home  Art,  and  are  appro- 
priately applied  to  structure,  design,  color  and  arrangement  in  the  home. 


All  manufactured  articles  are  first  designed.  The  world  wants  trained  designers. 


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A knowledge  of  the  principles  underlying  art  expression  will 
make  homes  more  beautiful  and  more  healthful. 


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Adaptations  of  natural  motifs  in  designs  appropriate  for  tooling  leather, 
cutting  leather,  black  printing,  and  similar  crafts. 


GENERAL  INFORMATION. 

DUTIES  AND  PRIVILEGES. 

Good  conduct  in  general,  such  as  becomes  men  and  women  everywhere, 
is  expected  of  all  students.  Every  possible  aid  and  stimulus  toward  the 
development  of  sound  and  rational  character,  and  toward  the  formation 
of  high  standards  of  personal  honor  and  ideals  of  conduct,  is  given  by 
the  various  Christian  organizations  of  the  College  and  the  town.  Every 
student  is  accordingly  expected  to  render  a good  account  of  himself  in 
the  College  community  life.  For  those  who  are  high-minded  and  reason- 
able, no  other  requirements  need  be  expected.  On  the  other  hand,  the 


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demands  of  the  College  life  leave  no  room  for  the  idle  or  self-indulgent, 
for  those  who  are  too  reckless  to  accept  reasonable  or  wholesome  re- 
straint, or  for  those  who  are  too  careless  or  indifferent  to  take  proper 
advantage  of  their  opportunities.  The  College  discipline  is  confined 
chiefly  to  sending  away  those  whose  conduct,  after  fair  trial,  makes  their 
further  attendance  at  the  College  unprofitable  or  inadvisable. 

Absences  from  class  or  laboratory  periods  must  be  accounted  for  to 
the  instructor  concerned.  Permission  for  absence  from  College  for  one 
or  more  days  must  be  secured  in  advance  from  the  dean  of  the  division 
in  which  the  student  is  registered.  Students  can  not  honorably  leave 
the  College  before  the  close  of  a term  except  by  previous  arrangement 
with  the  deans  concerned. 

Opportunities  for  general  scientific,  literary  and  forensic  training  are 
afforded,  in  addition  to  the  College  courses,  by  various  literary  and  scien- 
tific societies  and  clubs.  The  Science  Club,  meeting  monthly,  admits  to 
membership  all  instructors  and  students  interested  in  science.  Papers 
given  at  the  meetings  of  the  Science  Club  represent  original  work  in 
science  done  at  the  institution.  The  program  is  further  characterized  by 
free  discussion  of  the  papers  presented  and  by  general  scientific  notes 
and  news  contributed  by  the  members.  The  numerous  literary  and  pro- 
fessional societies,  which  are  described  elsewhere  in  the  catalogue  under 
the  title  “Student  Organizations,”  also  afford  excellent  training  in  their 
diverse  lines. 

t At  various  times  during  the  year  the  College  halls  are  opened  for 

social,  literary,  musical,  and  dramatic  entertainments  furnished  by  lec- 
ture courses,  by  the  literary  societies,  by  the  Department  of  Music,  by 
the  Dramatic  Club,  by  the  Oratorical  Association,  and  by  other  organiza- 
tions of  students  and  instructors.  Addresses  by  prominent  speakers,  men 
of  affairs,  and  persons  prominent  in  scientific,  educational,  and  social 
work  are  of  frequent  occurrence. 

EXPENSES. 

Tuition  is  free.  A matriculation  or  entrance  fee  of  $5  and  an  inci- 
dental fee  of  $5  a semester  and  $5  for  the  summer  term  are  charged  all 
students  resident  in  Kansas.  For  nonresidents  a matriculation  fee  of 
$10  and  an  incidental  fee  of  $10  a semester  and  $10  for  the  summer  term 
are  charged.  The  eight-weeks  short-course  students  pay  an  incidental 
fee  of  $3  and  a sick-benefit  fee  of  50  cents;  short-course  students  re- 
maining more  than  eight  weeks  pay  the  same  incidental  and  health  fees 
as  the  regular  students.  Each  student,  except  as  noted  in  the  preceding 
statement,  pays  with  his  incidental  fee  a sick-benefit  fee  of  $1  each 
semester  and  $1  for  the  summer  term.  In  return  for  this  he  receives  the 
services  of  the  College  physicians  for  any  illness  contracted  while  in 
College.  The  fee  does  not  include  the  cost  of  medicine,  surgical  opera- 
tions, reduction  of  fractures,  hospital  fees,  or  the  treatment  of  chronic 

i conditions.  As  far  as  possible,  and  provided  the  students  requesting 
such  services  room  within  the  city  limits,  the  College  physicians  visit  in 
their  rooms  students  who  are  too.  ill  to  go  to  the  physicians'  office.  Class 
instruction  in  music  is  free;  for  individual  instruction  a fee  is  required. 


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For  unexcused  late  registration  the  student  is  charged  $1.  Students, 
when  graduating,  pay  a commencement  fee  of  $5  to  cover  the  cost  of  the 
diploma  and  other  commencement  expenses.  No  other  fees  are  charged. 
In  all  laboratories  students  are  required  to  pay  for  apparatus  broken  or 
lost,  and  for  supplies. 

Rooms  and  board  are  not  furnished  by  the  College.  Table  board  in 
private  families  and  at  boarding  houses  varies  from  $3.25  to  $4.50  a 
week,  the  average*  being  about  $3.70.  Rooms  are  obtainable  at  from 
$5  to  $10  a month  when  occupied  by  one  person,  the  average  room  rent 
paid  in  these  circumstances  being  $6.80.  In  cases  where  a room  or 
suite  of  rooms  is  occupied  by  more  than  one  person  the  average  cost  for 
each  person  is  $5.50  a month.  The  higher-priced  accommodations  include 
light,  heat,  and  bath. 

Some  students  board  themselves  at  less  cost  than  the  prices  charged 
for  table  board,  and  unfurnished  rooms  may  sometimes  be  obtained  very 
cheaply.  The  average  expense  for  washing  is  55  cents  a week.  Books 
cost  on  the  average  about  $5.50  a term,  the  amount  being  smaller  in  the 
lower  classes. 

Each  young  man  who  takes  military  drill  is  required  to  have  a military 
uniform,  costing  about  $27,  and  each  young  woman  who  takes  physical 
training  must  have  a physical  training  suit,  costing  about  $4.  Expendi- 
tures, aside  from  clothing,  vary  according  to  individual  tastes  and  cir- 
cumstances; they  average  $265  a year. 

BOARDING  AND  ROOMING  HOUSES. 

The  Christian  Associations  of  the  Agricultural  College  keep  on  file 
the  official  list  of  boarding  and  rooming  houses.  All  correspondence 
relative  to  boarding  accommodations,  in  advance  of  the  student’s  arrival 
in  Manhattan,  may  be  addressed  to  the  Secretary  of  the  Young  Men’s 
Christian  Association,  to  the  Secretary  of  the  Young  Women’s  Christian 
Association,  or  to  the  Registrar  of  the  College.  Upon  arrival  in  Man- 
hattan, young  men  should  go  directly  to  the  Y.  M.  C.  A.  building,  and 
the  young  women  to  the  Y.  W.  C.  A.  offices  at  the  College,  taking  the 
street  car  from  either  depot.  The  cars  from  the  Union  Pacific  station 
pass  directly  by  the  association  building.  Students  leaving  the  Rock 
Island  station  on  street  car  should  ask  for  transfer  to  the  line  that 
passes  the  association  buildings.  For  three  days  before  the  opening  of 
the  fall  term  and  for  the  first  three  days  after  the  opening  day  com- 
mittees from  these  associations  meet  trains  and  assist  in  directing  new 
students,  either  to  the  association  buildings  or  directly  to  proper  board- 
ing places.  The  associations  make  no  charge  for  their  services  or  for 
lists  of  all  approved  boarding  places,  and  new  students  should  depend 
absolutely  upon  the  recommendations  of  the  association  committees. 

SELF-SUPPORT. 

The  courses  of  instruction  are  based  upon  the  supposition  that  the 
student  is  here  for  study,  and  therefore  a proper  grasp  of  the  subjects 
can  not  be  obtained  by  the  average  student  unless  the  greater  part  of 


* The  averages  here  given  are  from  data  received  in  1915  from  about  1000  students 
fairly  representing  all  classes.  Board,  at  least,  is  now  higher. 


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his  time  is  given  to  College  work.  Students  of  limited  means  are  en- 
couraged and  aided  in  every  possible  way,  but  unless  exceptionally 
strong,  both  mentally  and  physically,  such  students  are  advised  to  take 
lighter  work  by  extending  their  courses,  in  case  they  are  obliged  to  give 
any  considerable  time  to  self-support.  As  a rule,  a student  should  be 
prepared  with  means  for  at  least  a semester,  as  some  time  is  required 
in  which  to  make  acquaintances  and  to  learn  where  suitable  work  may 
be  obtained. 


Playtime  Activities. 


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The  Kansas  State  Agricultural  College  Bulletin  is  'pub- 
lished on  the  first  and  fifteenth  of  each  month  by  the  Kan- 
sas State  Agricultural  College , Manhattan , Kansas,  to 
which  requests  for  copies  of  the  publication  should  be  ad- 
dressed. Entered  as  second-class  matter  November  6,  1916, 
at  the  post  office  at  Manhattan,  Kansas,  under  the  Act  of 
August  2U,  1912. 


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